Discoveries and invention of devices are always welcome till us‚ humans‚ find a way to abuse its benefits and be adversely affected by it. This was the case when Wilhelm Roentgen discovered x-ray and within five years. TV was also invented with positive thoughts in mind‚ there would be no national borders‚ education and communication would be worldwide‚ and etc. However‚ we are now trying to overcome its physiological and psychological adverse effects on human beings. One of the physiological effects
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made of recycled cardboard and thus is completely biodegradable and recyclable. The product even came close to winning a very prestigious award‚ President’s Design Award Singapore 2009‚ for the Design of the Year. The Story Behind The Invention Their invention came as a surprising idea while the founders were at the gym. Zhiwen noticed a shortage of hangers at the gym as well as the surplus of advertising posters inside. He combined these two observations and started researching materials for
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The telephone is a remarkable invention. The telephone was the new and improved telegraph‚ of the 18th century (Encyclopedia.com‚ 2000). The telephone‚ believe it or not‚ affected the United States in multiple different ways‚ good and bad. The telephone had ran most to all postal services out of business because people liked calling better than going through the trouble of writing and sending out a letter. Also‚ when it came to private business‚ calling was much better than mailing a letter. But
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Inventions during the Industrial Revolution (Anaesthesia) Inventions like the light bulb dominate modern-day history books‚ however‚ anyone facing surgery would have to be compelled to agree with the very fact that anaesthesia was one of the most necessary inventions during the Industrial Revolution. Before the invention of anaesthesia‚ the fix for a given ailment was often far worse than the ailment itself. One of the greatest challenges during that period occurred when Doctor’s had to pull a tooth
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was able to clean 50 pounds of cotton per day‚ which made the cotton trade much more profitable for southern states. However‚ a loophole in the 1793 patent act allowed people to imitate the invention of the cotton gin and call it their own. Due to this loophole‚ Whitney only profited minimally from his invention. All was not lost for Whitney. He finally became wealthy by inventing a way to manufacture muskets with interchangeable parts. Benjamin Thompson was born in 1753 and he was a leading figure
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Arkwright is considered by some historians to be an inventor but others consider him to be a man who used other peoples inventions for his own purposes and that he should be considered more a brilliant business man rather than a pure inventor. He lived in a time when patents were rarely used by inventors - so if someone was not careful with a good invention of theirs‚ that invention or one extremely similar to it‚ could be used by someone else. Arkwight ’invented’ the spinning frame and it was first
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Sir William Mills was that person. He also invented other things that helped the British during World War I. Sir Williams Mills is an important person in history who had an interesting life‚ accomplished great things‚ and contributed important inventions to the world. William Mills was born on April 24th‚ 1856‚ in Wear Street‚ Southick‚ Sunderland. He was the son of David Mills‚ who was a ship builder‚ and Sarah Ann Kirkaldy. William’s first job was a butcher‚ but he decided to change his job.
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to pick a life changing event that totally turned my life upside down and then side up again is my sudden move to the United States. I was born in Mexico City‚ surrounded by two sisters and a brother who spoiled me endlessly‚ as I was the youngest out of the four of us. I was happy‚ ignorant to the world problems around me and awfully pleased to have five pesos every day‚ just enough to buy my favorite snack. Unbeknownst to me‚ was the fact that my parents were struggling‚ not only to provide for
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Why should we protect intellectual property? (By Igor Gorshkov‚ for Sr. Carlos Rivadulla Oliva – Intellectual property) I’d like to start my answer with a simple example‚ that comes to my mind: You know “Kalashnikov” automatic gun‚ right. On of the most popular automatic guns in the whole world‚ that combines in itself simplicity‚ reliability and at the same time effectiveness. It was invented in the USSR in 1947 by a very smart Russian scientist Michal Kalashnikov. How ever‚ not many
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Technology is not killing creativity. If it was‚ then Les Paul’s invention of the electric guitar‚ Bob Moog’s invention of the synthesizer‚ Kusek et al.’s invention of MIDI‚ Pro Tools’ inventor as well as every effects pedal or electronic music enhancing piece of gear would have to be part of this destructive force. Thoughts like this are fun to debate but totally unproductive. The real issue to be discussed for which a solution must be found is how can those who produce great music
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